Work is underway to restore peatlands to their natural state across Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire after £160,000 of funding was secured through the Department Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The Environment Agency will be working with a number of partners including Cheshire Wildlife Trust, Warrington Borough Council and United Utilities at six sites. The […]
Environment Agency: ‘A DNA based metabarcoding approach to assess diatom communities in rivers A novel, DNA based method to monitor and assess the make-up of diatom communities in rivers. This project has established a novel, DNA based method to monitor and assess the make-up of diatom communities in rivers. This new approach will mean we can […]
Now Available Urban Water Sustainability: Constructing Infrastructure for Cities and Nature By Sarah Bell The provision of a safe and reliable water supply is a major challenge for the world’s growing urban populations. This book investigates the implications of different developments in water technology and infrastructure for urban sustainability and the relationship between cities and […]
Now Available Citizen Science for Coastal and Marine Conservation Edited by John A. Cigliano, Heidi L. Ballard In recent years, citizen science has emerged as a powerful new concept to enable the general public, students, and volunteers to become involved in scientific research. A prime example is in biodiversity conservation, where data collection and monitoring […]
Funding supporting the economic development of coastal communities – expression of interest form and guidance. The Coastal Communities Fund Round 5 is now open with £40 million available for spend from April 2019 to end of March 2021. Funding goes to projects over £50,000 that will ultimately lead to regeneration and economic growth whilst directly or […]
In the 2000s there were a number of concerns and studies on the Slapton Ley Road linking South Hams (Torcross) to the ‘Dartmouth’ end of the beach. In 2012 a Defra Coastal Pathfinder explored what would happen if the road was taken out by rising sea levels and storms. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/69508/pb13720-coastal-pathfinder-review.pdf The project team held some […]
Marine Policy have opened up access until 4th April to our new article, which can be viewed at https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1WY~I,714MVElm Abstract Brexit poses a major challenge to the stability of European fisheries management. Until now, neighbouring EU Member States have shared the bounty of the living resources of the seas around Britain. Taking full responsibility for […]
MMO: ‘The bass control measures described implement European measures designed to manage fishing effort in order to help protect and improve bass stocks. The control measures and restrictions set out in the 2018 EU fishing opportunities regulation will continue to apply in 2019 until such time they are replaced. Bass management measures may be reviewed […]